Gary Taxali

London

Grammy-nominated Gary Taxali is one of north America’s foremost contemporary artists, and globally recognised as one of the top fine artists working within popular culture. He has won over 500 industry awards, exhibited at the Andy Warhol Museum and The Whitney Museum of American Art, plus created coins for the Canadian Mint. Now, The Outsiders is bringing Gary to London for his first UK solo art show My Feelings Like You.

In his introduction to Taxali’s monograph I Love You, Ok? (teNeues) street art kingpin Shepard Fairey describes him as “one of those rare artists whose work is immediately inviting and familiar, yet idiosyncratic and unmistakable.” Gary’s art slickly re-imagines 1930s pop art and iconography. The resulting work possesses a nostalgic feel but a modern sensibility.

Gary’s graphic, textured original works use not only oils but a variety of techniques including silk screening, drawing, ink and other mixed media. They often employ distressed found media and used surfaces. “In My Feelings Like You there’ll be ink and enamels on cardboard, a collage featuring old book pages, and oil paintings,” he adds. Whilst Gary is noted for miniatures, the exhibition also features his largest ever work at 60 by 80 inches. Hand-pencilled school desk-style graffiti adds yet another layer of playfulness to Taxali’s humanist approach. “It’s a further exploration into my happy world,” says Gary, “I’m telling stories.”

The Outsiders

May 4th – June 2nd, 2012
8 Greek St
London W1D 4DG
UK

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